North Valley family battling cancer together

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Nevin Shoker was surviving successful Los Angeles arsenic a videographer for astir 5 years before, suddenly, aft months of feeling sick, helium was diagnosed with signifier 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma successful January.

Nevin began documenting his travel connected societal media arsenic helium sought attraction astatine Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center successful Merced.

From getting chemotherapy to the chemo causing his hairsbreadth to shed, helium shared it all.

"I went done six months of chemotherapy, immunotherapy arsenic well. I've had 2 surgeries; I inactive person to get 1 much country done. I inactive person a chessboard placed in, truthful it's been a roller coaster of emotions," said Nevin.

Then yet -- victory.

But not agelong aft helium finished his treatment, the unimaginable happened.

"It was similar a punch to the gut 'cause I rang the bell, I thought it was each over," said Nevin.

His mom, Lakshmi Shoker, the 1 sitting adjacent to him during his chemotherapy, was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma.

"I said no, this cannot beryllium happening due to the fact that I've been helping my lad the full twelvemonth to spell done his crab journey," she said.

Lakshmi didn't person immoderate symptoms similar her son. She says her humor enactment led doctors to her diagnosis.

Together, the 2 are navigating done their crab journey.

"I volition fight; I volition instrumentality it. I judge successful God. If God is with me, everything volition beryllium fine," said Laxmi.

As they continued to stock connected societal media, a accidental brushwood helped shed a bigger airy connected the parent and son's journey.

Dr. Thomas Fiero met the 2 erstwhile they went into the exigency room.

"It was a almighty infinitesimal to beryllium in. We were some benignant of amazed due to the fact that you don't expect that benignant of emotion," said Nevin.

Nevin recorded the encounter, sharing it with his followers connected societal media.

The video went viral, collecting millions of views crossed societal media, helping Nevin stock his connection of cancer.

Dr. Fiero said showing his emotions is mean for him, particularly with the radical helium cares for.

"I outcry with each my patients. So, each my patients are arsenic important to me," said Dr. Fiero.

Laxmi volition person surgery, and after, she plans to bash much chemotherapy treatments, but the household is optimistic.

Nevin has plans to dispersed much astir crab awareness. He said helium adjacent hopes to commencement a enactment group, and of course, assistance his ma arsenic she finishes her crab fight.

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